Most people know that police officer and firefighter are among the most stressful jobs out there, but what are the best jobs for people who hate being stressed out?
Jobs platform CareerCast wanted to find out. It ranked 200 jobs by their level of stress, factoring in criteria such as risk of injury, tight deadlines, physical demands and working in the public eye. Each of the jobs were given a "stress rank" from 0 to 100, with 100 being the most stressful.
Here are the 10 least stressful jobs, according to CareerCast:
10. Medical laboratory technician
Stress score: 10.31
Median annual salary: $50,550
Projected hiring growth by 2024: 16%
9. Pharmacy technician
Stress score: 9.10
Median annual salary: $30,410
Projected hiring growth by 2024: 9%
8. Operations research analyst
Stress score: 9.02
Median annual salary: $78,630
Projected hiring growth by 2024: 30%
7. Jeweler
Stress score: 8.95
Median annual salary: $37,060
Projected hiring growth by 2024: -11%
6. Medical records technician
Stress score: 8.57
Median annual salary: $37,110
Projected hiring growth by 2024: 15%
5. University professor (tenured)
Stress score: 8.17
Median annual salary: $72,470
Projected hiring growth by 2024: 13%
4. Audiologist
Stress score: 7.31
Median annual salary: $74,890
Projected hiring growth by 2024: 29%
3. Hair stylist
Stress score: 6.71
Median annual salary: $23,710
Projected hiring growth by 2024: 10%
2. Compliance officer
Stress score: 5.73
Median annual salary: $65,640
Projected hiring growth by 2024: 3%
1. Diagnostic medical sonographer
Stress score: 4.00
Median annual salary: $63,630
Projected hiring growth by 2024: 24%